Brief Life History of Grace
When Grace Bassett was born on 15 November 1798, in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Abraham Bassett, was 27 and her mother, Mary Baldwin, was 23. She married Bronson Wheeler about 1819, in Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States in 1860. She died on 10 February 1888, in Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in White Oak Cemetery, Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.
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Sources (7)
- Grace Wheeler in household of Bronson Wheeler, "United States Census, 1860"
- Grace Bassett Wheeler, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"
- Grace Bassett Wheeler, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955"
Spouse and Children
1790–1862 Male
1798–1888 Female
Children (4)
1821–1893 Female
1821– Female
1823– Female
1827– Male
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 2
1820
Age 22
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 27
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from Old French basset ‘of low stature’, a diminutive of basse ‘low, short’, either a nickname for a short person or a status name for someone of humble origins.
Altered form of French Bessette 1 or Besset (see Bessette 2).
History: William Bassett (c. 1598–1667) came to Plymouth, MA, from Kent, England, in the 1620s; c. 1650 he moved to Duxbury and subesequently to Bridgewater. He had many prominent descendants, among them one of the earliest families on Martha's Vineyard. — The surname Bassett of French origin (see 2 above) is listed in the register of Huguenot ancestors recognized by the Huguenot Society of America.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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